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Study identifies link between body clock disruption and metabolic disease
Northwestern Medicine investigators have discovered how disruptions in the circadian rhythm in our muscles combined with poor diet can contribute to the development of diabetes, according to a recent study published in Proceedings ...
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Researcher uses virtual reality to help pharmacists improve diabetes care
For many of the almost 40 million people in the U.S. who live with diabetes, monitoring blood sugar levels multiple times a day can make the difference between good health and serious heart, kidney, nerve and eye problems.
Apr 15, 2025
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Weight-reducing diabetes medications may increase fall risk in patients with type 2 diabetes
Patients with low skeletal muscle mass are at a higher risk of falling. Certain diabetes medications, particularly SGLT2 inhibitors and GLP-1 receptor agonists, are associated with weight reduction, which may contribute to ...
Apr 14, 2025
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Data-sparse model opens door to personalized nutrition—without the need for pesky samples
If you eat a snack—a meatball, say, or a marshmallow—how will it affect your blood sugar? It's a surprisingly tricky question; the body's glycemic response to different foods varies based on individual genetics, microbiomes, ...
Apr 10, 2025
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Neonatal diabetes model provides insights on how condition develops
A preclinical model developed at UT Southwestern Medical Center that recapitulates a rare infant-onset form of diabetes suggests the condition stems from gradual damage to the pancreas through misregulation of a molecular ...
Apr 9, 2025
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Research leads to designation of new type of diabetes: Type 5
Malnutrition-related diabetes—typically affecting lean, malnourished teens and young adults in low- and middle-income countries—is now officially recognized as a distinct form of the disease, known as type 5 diabetes.
Apr 9, 2025
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Certain food additive mixtures may be associated with an increased risk of type 2 diabetes
Widely used by the agri-food industry, food additives are mainly found in the ultra-processed products sold in our supermarkets. Until recently, safety evaluations of these additives have been conducted substance by substance ...
Apr 8, 2025
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Parents' metabolic traits can affect child's health over time, study shows
New research at Lund University shows that the biological parents' genes affect the child's insulin function and capacity to regulate blood sugar levels and blood lipids in different ways. Such knowledge may be used to develop ...
Apr 8, 2025
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Video: Advances in the treatment of type 1 diabetes
Recent decades have seen a lot of progress in diabetes treatment. In a new study, Per-Ola Carlsson, Professor of Medical Cell Biology, has obtained promising results. "This is the first time anyone has succeeded in transplanting ...
Apr 7, 2025
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Switching from dulaglutide to tirzepatide improves HbA1c reduction in type 2 diabetes
For patients with inadequately controlled type 2 diabetes receiving dulaglutide, switching to tirzepatide is associated with additional hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) reduction and weight loss compared with escalating treatment with ...
Apr 4, 2025
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Gut microbiome therapy may delay onset of type 1 diabetes, study finds
Researchers at the University of Queensland have found that improving the function of the gut microbiome may delay the onset of type 1 diabetes (T1D). The study was published in Nature Communications.
Apr 3, 2025
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More research needed on health literacy and medication adherence in ethnic minority adults with type 2 diabetes
New research led by Western Sydney University finds limited evidence on the association between health literacy and medication adherence among ethnic minority adults living with type 2 diabetes.
Apr 3, 2025
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Non-invasive blood glucose monitor uses pre-trained model to reduce calibration period from weeks to days
A team of medical researchers and engineers at RSP Systems, in Denmark, working with a pair of colleagues from the Institute for Diabetes Technology, and another colleague with the University of Munich, both in Germany, has ...
Online diabetes self-management programs help participants lower their blood sugar
Relatively inexpensive and accessible self-management interventions to help people manage type 2 diabetes have been found to significantly reduce the blood sugar marker used to diagnose and manage the disease.
Apr 1, 2025
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New options for controlling type 2 diabetes in patients who stop medication
Nearly 40% of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes imperil their health by stopping their medication within the first year, UVA Health diabetes experts note in a new paper highlighting a growing array of treatment options.
Apr 1, 2025
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Clinical trial shows oral semaglutide vastly reduces heart attacks, strokes in people with type 2 diabetes
Both the injectable and oral forms of semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist, have gained recent attention for their effectiveness against weight gain, high blood sugar, and even alcohol cravings.
Mar 31, 2025
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High muscle strength can prevent type 2 diabetes regardless of genetic susceptibility
Researchers from the School of Public Health, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed) conducted a large-scale epidemiological study to explore the potential health benefits of high muscle strength ...
Mar 31, 2025
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Semaglutide boosts walking ability in diabetes patients with peripheral artery disease, clinical trial finds
Semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonist, significantly improved maximal walking distance in people with symptomatic peripheral artery disease (PAD) and type 2 diabetes in the first-of-its kind trial to evaluate ...
Mar 31, 2025
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Stud reveals more type 1 diabetics are obese, taking GLP-1 drugs
Use of cutting-edge weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound has increased dramatically among people with type 1 diabetes, raising safety concerns among experts, a new study says.
Mar 31, 2025
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Hypertension causes kidney changes at an early stage, finds study
A research team from the Medical University of Vienna has investigated structural changes in kidneys of patients with hypertension and type 2 diabetes. The results show that high blood pressure can lead to abnormalities in ...
Mar 27, 2025
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Smartwatches may help control diabetes through exercise tracking
Wearable mobile health technology could help people with type 2 diabetes (T2D) to stick to exercise regimens that help them to keep the condition under control, a new study reveals.
Mar 26, 2025
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'Sponge-like' microneedle patches can accelerate diabetic wound healing
Diabetic wounds often lead to severe complications that can result in amputations. These chronic and non-healing wounds are marked by persistent inflammation, affecting more than 6% of the global population. In Singapore, ...
Mar 26, 2025
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Type 2 diabetes may suppress brain's reward processing, rat maze experiment suggests
The high comorbidity of type 2 diabetes (T2D) with psychiatric or neurodegenerative disorders points to a need for understanding what links these diseases. A potential link is the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC). The ACC ...
Mar 24, 2025
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Diabetic foot pain: Expert tips on how to cope
An estimated 1 in 10 people worldwide have diabetes. Africa is the region with the fastest growth and it's estimated that the number of people on the continent with diabetes will more than double in the next 20 years, increasing ...
Mar 24, 2025
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